Monday, October, 26, 2009
What Are The Symptoms Of Coronary Artery Disease
May 06, 2009
German researchers are reporting that a urine test to detect coronary artery disease has worked well in a small trial. For the study, the new urine test was given to 67 people with symptoms of coronary artery disease. The test looks for fragments of the protein collagen, which plays a major role in blocking heart arteries. After getting the patients' urine samples, the scientists used two techniques to detect proteins, mass spectrometry and capillary electrophoresis, to find levels of 17 protein...
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Expert & Community Posts
By Dr. William Davis
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In the next 24 hours, nearly 10,000 heart procedures will be performed in hospitals across the U.S....
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By Dr. William Davis
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If you wanted to find out whether you had hidden heart disease, just how would you go about...
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Lisa Nelson RD #1: What role does temperament/personality play in a person's heart disease...
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By Melanie Thomassian
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In the United States one woman dies every minute from a cardiovascular event. Yet coronary heart...
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Health Guide
The heart is the human body's hardest working organ. Throughout life it continuously pumps blood enriched with oxygen and vital nutrients through a network of arteries to all parts of the...
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The heart is the human body's hardest working organ. Throughout life it continuously pumps blood enriched with oxygen and vital nutrients through a network of arteries to all parts of the...
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What is angina? Angina is short for “angina pectoris,” which in Latin means “pain of the chest.” More specifically, angina is pain originating from the heart when it doesn’t get enough...
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What is angioplasty? Coronary balloon angioplasty is an invasive method of opening blocked arteries that might impede flow to the heart, and possibly result in heart attack or death. It is more...
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What is Peripheral Arterial Disease? Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is due to atherosclerosis – a progressive disease that involves the hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to a gradual...
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